üle

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ule"

Estonian

Etymology

From üla-. Cognate to Finnish yli. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Preposition

üle

  1. over (Governs the genitive)
    Hüppasin üle aia.
    I jumped over the fence.
  2. throughout (Governs the genitive)
    Ta on tuntud üle kogu maa.
    He is known throughout the land.

Postposition

üle

  1. over (Governs the elative)
    Hüppasin kastist üle.
    I jumped over the box.

Adverb

üle (not comparable)

  1. remaining, leftover, too much
    Toitu jäi veel üle.
    There was food still left.
    Üks taldrik jäi üle.
    There was one plate too much.

Votic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

üle

  1. sour cream

Inflection

Declension of üle (type XIV/terve, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative üle ülled
genitive ülle ülleje, üllei
partitive ülette ülleite, üllei
illative üllese, ülle ülleise
inessive üllez ülleiz
elative üllesse ülleisse
allative üllele ülleile
adessive üllelle ülleille
ablative üllelte ülleilte
translative üllessi ülleissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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